Women in their 20s accounted for nearly 60 percent of all unintended pregnancies in Palestine and 45 percent of such pregnancies in Egypt.21 Preventing an unwanted pregnancy among young women will go a long way toward reducing the overall number of unintended pregnancies in the MENA region. Young women who married in their teens require special attention from health providers and policymakers who want to promote safe mother- hood and reduce unintended pregnancies in the region.